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Time to Doctoral Degree Completion
For 2017, in S&E, the median ranged from 6.2 years for physical sciences and earth sciences to 7.8 years in psychology and social sciences (NCSES SED 2017 : Table 31 ). Times in non-S&E
September 04, 2019
Time to Doctoral Degree Completion
For 2020, in S&E broad fields, the median ranged from 6.3 years for physical sciences... S&E fields are longer. Median time to degree varies by demographic group (NCSES SED 2020
February 22, 2022
Community Colleges
The figures were 47% and 18%, respectively, among S&E degree recipients. Community colleges also provide a pathway that ultimately leads some students to earn doctoral degrees. About 20% of students receiving S&E doctoral degrees in 2017 reported having
September 04, 2019
For-Profit Institutions
For-profit academic institutions produce less than 3% of S&E degrees (Figure HED-1). The S&E degrees they award cluster in a few fields: 76% of S&E bachelor’s degrees awarded by for-profits in 2019... S&E degrees were in psychology, medical sciences, or political science and public
February 22, 2022
Top 25 regions, countries, or economies of origin of U.S. doctorate recipients on temporary visas, by broad field: 2001–20
February 22, 2022
Sources of Support for Graduate Education
S&E master’s students paid for their graduate program using personal sources (Arbeit... These differences generally hold across all S&E fields. Other main sources... Federal support is discussed in the section “Federal Support for S&E
September 04, 2019
Doctorate Recipient Debt
A greater percentage of doctorate recipients in non-S&E fields (50%) than in S&E fields (29%) reported graduate debt (NCSES SED 2017 : Table 38 ). Levels of debt also vary among S&E fields. For instance... S&E fields or S&E fields like psychology
September 04, 2019
Top 25 regions, countries, or economies of origin of U.S. doctorate recipients on temporary visas, by field: 2000–17
September 04, 2019
Top 25 countries of origin of U.S. doctorate recipients on temporary visas, by broad doctoral field: 2001–20
February 22, 2022
S&E research portfolios by seven largest fields of science by selected region, country, or economy: 2018
Articles refer to publications from a selection of peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s
December 17, 2019
S&E research portfolios, by eight largest fields of science and by selected region, country, or economy: 2020
Articles refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s
October 28, 2021
S&E articles in all fields for 15 largest producing regions, countries, or economies: 2010 and 2020
The countries or economies are ranked based on the 2020 total. Article counts refer to publications from conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journal articles in S&E and indexed in Scopus (see Technical Appendix for more details). Articles are classified by their year of publication and are
October 28, 2021
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